OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #733899

HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKHOE

1987-04-11T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,BACKHOE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 733899
Report ID: 855610

Event description

Employee crushed and killed by backhoe

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working with a backhoe. He lay down behind the backhoe while it was running and in reverse gear. The backhoe ran over his head and he was killed .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
30

Occupation code
853

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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